Smacking Children: Good or Bad?

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pezus said:

Marks said:

spurgeonryan said:

But like Seece said, "there are other ways to discipline children".

Like what though? I really don't think sending a kid to their room or taking away their Wii for a week is really that big of a deal.

And how will smacking it help? It will likely produce the opposite reaction. After all, Newton said: "To every action there's always an equal and opposite reaction"

Newton was wrong. In the sense that energy is conserved it is true, but the reaction is diffused and rippling out in fractalised ways and thus can differ from situation to situation based on billions of factors.

Personally, I think you don't need to use any physical force that involves hitting (a good bundle is quite enough). Seriously though it's all about voice and control of self. They get it when you are serious.